Zane is a practicing trial lawyer, who has been the name partner in his own law firm for about the last sixteen years. Smith is likely to have opposition in the 10th Cong. Dist. Democratic Primary and the winner of that primary will face five year incumbent Mark Steven Kirk [R-Highland Park]. [See here] for more about the show, including partial transcripts.

8th Cong. Dist. Republican Primary Candidate Kathy Salvi [R- Mundelein] will be featured in an encore performance of her October, 2005 show in the above referenced suburbs on Wednesday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19. The show is also airing here as a webcast in the Public Affairs Cinema. [See here]for more about the show, including partial transcripts. Salvi announced today that she would decline to join Jim Oberweis as his Lt. Gov. running mate. Oberweis: Got milk, but no mate.

U. S. Senator Barack Obama [D-IL] will be featured in an encore performance of his July, 2004 show in the above referenced suburbs on Friday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19. See here for more about the show, including partial transcripts. *************************************************************